OR-7 update: California says lone gray wolf still on the prowl one year later

View full sizeIn this May 8 photo, provided by the California Department of Fish and Game, OR-7, the Oregon wolf that has trekked across two states looking for a mate, is seen on a sagebrush hillside in Modoc County, Calif. State wildlife officials say storms lashing the high country south of Lassen Peak in California have driven deer to lower elevations, and OR-7 has followed. The Associated Press

FRESNO, Calif. — After tracking him for a year, California wildlife officials say that the lone gray wolf who migrated from Oregon likes to travel more than most.

Since he took off from his pack in northeast Oregon the wolf has traveled more than 3,000 miles.

Scientists call him OR-7 because he was the seventh wolf in Oregon to be outfitted with a GPS tracking collar. It's why wildlife officials have been able to keep up with him as he follows migrating deer around the northeastern corner of the California.